The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-22

and Headquarters established at as flilh Avenue,
N. The sixth annual Encampmcnt Of the Com
mandery- in Chief, Sons Of Veterans, L. ;. A, held
Des Moines Iowa. Aug IL, Is and ~. elected OIL
GERS for the ensuing year as follows:
Commander in Chief. G., IL. Abbott, Chicago, III
Lieutenant General. Henry Frazee. Cleveland, %.
Maior-Gcneral. j. J. Speaker, Independence. Mo.
Council-in- Chief. W. Anderson, Pitisburg, Pa;
@. b. Smith. Hartford, Conn; J. l.. Rake. Reading,
Pa; c. b. Cook, Arlington, OAK; A. NJ. Appelgei'
Wheeling, w Va, was chosen as the location for
the seventh Encampment of the commandments
Chief Aug. Is lG and L. being the time set Tor the
hi. The appointed officers of the Commandery
in Chief follows Chief of Stall. larry NJ Rus
sell Philadelphia, Pa; Adjt-Gen., &. j. Post Chi
cage ~; q. Mo +. A. Quincy. Chicago. Ill;
Ins. Gen. NJ. l.. Hall, Hlsdale, Mich; G. NJ D..
J. b. Maccabe, Boston, Mass; Judge Advocate
Gen, u, II. Freer, Richie G. H.. w: Va; Surg
Gen. NJ. Reiel, NJ. D.. Buffalo y. Y; Chaplin
Chief, Clay %. Herod Erie Kan. All with rank
of Brgadier- General from Aug ~, los7. They VIII
be obeyed and respected accordingly.
~. A. l.. Guford, of Chicago, has been appoint
ed Assistant Adjutant-Gcncral, and A. H. Easter,
OF Chicago. Assistant QuaTieTmaster-Seneral. win
rank of Colonel, from Aug. 10. lss1 They will be
obeyed aud respected accordingly.
" Mai. A. y. Davis, O. Fourth avenue. Plttsbnrg,
Pa, was placed prominently Ia charSe OF ,he
Badge aud Decoration Department of the Order,
without rank. Supplies OF this character will be
Obtained directly from him.
VI The following rules will he strictly observed:
All general communications and reports will be
addressed to the Acknowledgement. All requis-
General. All money must be forwarded la the
form OF postal note money order. registered letter
or drafts on New York or Chicago. Personal checks
drafts upon other cities viii not be accepted
aud will cause delay. All drafts and money orders
must be made payable 10 f a. Quincy, q. NJ
| c. No supplies will be forwarded unless the
money accompanies the rcqnisiton. All commu-
ncllions for these Headquarters should be adj
dressed 10 - Fifth Avenue, Chicago The Judge
| Advocate General is the attorney of the COM
mander-in-C Chief and all matters TO be referred 10
! him must pass through these Headquarters The
| Inspector Gencral may he consulted Directly by
Colonies commanding and Division inspectors, All
| communications must pass through proper chan
nels. Officers and members Of the Commandery-
in-Chief AID past officers also officers Of Divisions
/ forward COMMUNICATIONS directly 10 Headquarters.
Camps aud members will forward communications
through Division Headquarters.
! VII. An Aids aud Special Aids Of the previous
administration are hereby relieved and ordered TO
report 20 their respective Captains for duty. All
dispensations likewise revoked but will be re-
newed upon application should the good oil the
Order require such action.
| VIII. The Commandory-i Chief having reduced
the tax levied upon Divisions after the expiration
| OF the present quarter Divisions will only be re-
quired TO pay three cents per member on all IN GOOD
| standing In place OF five cents rs heretofore. The
blank reports FOR quarter ending sept 80 VIII he
| forwarded 10 Divisions nj once. The ta$ ior the
| current quarter will he five cents per member.
| TX. The COMMUNICATIVE Chief adopted design
| for n new charter. When issued, any Camp In
good standing obtain the same free OF charge
| in exchange for the one now held. No charters
viii hc issued 10 new Camps until the new charter
is completed, but certificates for charters VIII be
given 10 DC redeemed as soon as the new charters
can be obtained.
X The Commandery- Chief subscribed for one
copy OF the National Rsueile for each Camp in the
Order for the period of six months This paper
will be the property Of the Camp 10 be read 10y lis
] members and deposited with the Camp books, and
under circumstances is IL to be appropriated 10
the exclusive personal use OF any particular officer
or member. These papers Will be mailed TO the
First Sergeant Of each Camp. Captains OF Camps
will therefore me,!iAteiy forward 10 Division
Adiuianis the name aud address OF First sergeant-
aud Division Adiuianis will in turn forward the
same TO A. A.-G. A. l.. Guilford
| NJ. All Division Commanders are requested Ia
carry comp etc stock of supplies AT Division Head
| quarters required by the Constitution, aud pre-
| pare the Camp packages from this stock. The
| Northumberland viii only issue and ship
supplies 10 Division Headquarters. Camp pack
| ages must always be forwarded from Division
Headquarters and only 10 the person detailed &c
muster the Camp.
Xii Supplies are only to be furnished by this
COminandery-i in Chief No Division Camp il
eonsliCionally permitted to print any Of the Con
| siiiuiioual supplies.
| XIII. No changes were made In the Ritual ex
ccpt the correction Of u typographical error. TIL,
word Attention !" should be written in encl
Ritual before the opening ode on page s. buria
service was adopted, which viii be printed sepa
rate from the Ritual. aud will Ice sold for few
cents per copy by the QuRrtermaster General
is permitted TO have four copies OF the Ritual.
XIV. All the changes in the Constitution havt
: not been written up for want OF time by thu
Adjutani-Gener aud his assistant, but will bt
mentioned ia General Orders No. .
XIV. The applications of lhe following Camp
have been approved since Aug. 1: No. =, Armour
Oak; 3, Tacoma, n. IL; 30 Kecne, ~ H.; 3, Cory
: don, Ind; %, EScaHaba. Mich; -. Nnverly, W
Va; Gs, Neyay, Ind; %, Tfin, o.. 2l7. Nieaus, O.
2l7, West Newton, o. IA Canton III; 10 I'M.
boro, H.; ll6 Peru, Ill; 10, Junction, y. j.; q
! Wilson, y. Y; g, Lamberion, MINI; 90. Toronto
: Kan. Is, UEbridlc. Mass. s.. Grenola. Kan; llt
kcwanee. ~; lis. Rossville H.; 2ls, Rutland, o
: 2ls Troy o.; s Denver, Col; 81. Wabash. Neb
-. Concorda. Kan; 80. De Soto III; l2l, Vernon
H.; L., Jacksonville, ILL.,; 3, scotsyii'c Mich
, 80, Geuco. Mich 30. MenOmince, Mich; 10 Carey
| o.; 22l Lima, o.; Dbl Summcriield, o.; -. BATH
Greek, Mich; 80. oronque. kan; 81, kingmRr
= kan.i o: Brec&enridge, Mel; l0o iced cltA
a Mich; lJ7, Meeosin, Mich; .. SLOAN Spring. Ark
90 Rising sun. Ind; l0s -. Louis, Mich; l. Man
, tic r. L.; % Reading. Mass; l22, BearlstOwn, III
u 225, North Georgetown, o.; 80 Campbell Mo-; II
Dixon, H.; So Arkansas City, Kan; %, Iitll
Falls, Nina Total number of Camps So total nun
, Der of applicants. 9S3.
on the stan Of the Commanderin Chief with rail
:. Of observation-disclosures from Aug. 30 They will
obeyed and respected accordingly: Senior. FIR
Il. mont Garrett Winchester Ind; Z. ;. Knisht. il
Worcester, Mass; A. Batchcldcr, Salem, Mass
q. w. Wallis. Beverly, Mass; Geo. W. Knowltoi
r Minneapolis Minn }. T.. LAlhrop. Appleton. hlnn
n A. j. Hasied Brainerd, MIMI; A. :. Morgan
J. Duluth, MINI; Chas. A. Quincy, Hart Mich Ge
:. Stccne stanton. Mich; II. q. Thompson, We
= BAY City, Mich; y. t. Mum, Omaha, Seb.; HarvC
e H. Newman, Chicago, Ill.
ID XVII. Tie Dist National Encampment OF IL
" GAR. will occur in 81 Louis No. sept q. %
Of %. The Commander-in Chief Of the Sons Of We
"a Grams and stall Will be Ia attendance. All mer
~ beers of the Order urged TO bc present 20 lend
&c possible interest aud courtesy To This Encampme
C. Of the Grand Army Of the Republic. Our Order
j. not organized 20 glorify itself but 10 honor OF
!. fathers and their memories TO teach Loyalty a.
Fraternity. let every brother come who can fin
IL possible Headquarters will bc established aI
ia fun particulars be obtained by writing 10 Gag
~ Wm. ~. Heath, ir.. 100 North Eighth street :
n Louis, No. The parade will occur Tucsda
"A Sept "a al 10 m, and the Sons Of Veterans ha'
been invited 10 participate. Let all be Ia rcudne
"a 10 prove that we are worthy OF the name sc be
~ aud the sires emulate.
XVIII. The COMMUNICATIVE Chief wishes 10 e.
&C. press his appreciation of the many letters OF co
n graduation aud good wishes he has received sln
- his election. aud la doing desires 10 press upt
~ the minds Of all brothers that the Camp IS the
ner-stone aud foundation of our Order, upon Il
Of success aud growth OF the Camp must the suCcC
re Of the Order depend. Every brother therefore vi
Is thoroughly welded to the Order and whose fAi
n j. grounded IN Friendship aud Charity should bcs
e- himself for his Camp. See that the field Is cor
10 plctey canvassed aud all eligible material
s. brought IA 10 raise tis temple Of loyalty high
a. aud grander until becomes the chief glory of .
- Nation.
~ by order OF
w. G. B. ABBOTT. COMMANDMENTS Chief
&C. c. J. Posi-, Acknowledgement.
or, CALIFORNIA.
in Geo. A. Custer Camp, No. 9, San jose recent
Us, held Reunion and banquet. After the bu
Ire ness of the evening was disposed of the me-
nt bcrs Of the home Camp invited their guests
he Champion Hall, where a sumptuons banqt
nd was spread aud where they were entertained
on the assistance Of Kate Sherwood Camp No.
Ve' Daughters Of Veterans. After justice had be
done 20 the good things prepared, +. w.
nant. Major Of the California Division, Sons
Veterans aud Master of Ceremonies for {